For me, weekends are the hardest to stay on track!! |
During the week I am on a schedule and it runs like clock-work. Monday thru Friday I get up and get ready to go to work. I eat breakfast right when I get there around 8:30am (on a good day because of morning traffic). I work then take my lunch at 12:30ish. Work some more for a few hours and then have my snack. Work some more until its quitting time, go directly to the gym and then eat dinner. That is my set itenerary.
Weekends for me are like mini-vacations. I sleep late, relax, and just expect nothing. Sometimes I sleep past breakfast and then am not hungry for lunch and then just pig out for dinner. I usually have nothing in the house although I try to keep up on the groceries, but I am only one person that could eat so much - by the time I am ready to eat something, it is already spoiled! Lately, when I wake up, I do atleast eat breakfast. It may not be the most fantastic thing, but breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When lunch comes, I don’t eat cause I’m not hungry. It’s like my body knows that two days out of the week are my down time.
For example…this is what I did today: I woke up at 11:00am and wasn’t really hungry so I skipped breakfast. I took a shower and laid on the couch and fell back asleep till about 2:00. I wasn’t hungry. I watched like three movies (none which were good) and did not move from the couch until about 6:15 pm. I then went by my parents house and ate dinner (which consisted of a bowl of spaghetti and a side salad). I laid on their couch and watched a few movies. I decided to go home at 11:00 pm and here I am typing my blog. Yes, a pretty non-productive day I must say.
I am trying to eat the expected meals, but how can you eat when you aren’t even hungry? And does anyone have any suggestions for me about my weekends and how I could stay on track? I guess I don’t know what I am asking, but I just feel like for me, the weekend are a big hurdle for me in following The Best Life Diet - three meals a day and at least one snack.
Pleaaaaaaaaaaaase help!
January 21st, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Anna, we did amazing this morning! As far as your weekends go, it sounds like the same challenge if have when I’m home in the evening.
If I do nothing but watch TV I feel like I’m struggling with food constantly but for the opposite reason–I’M REALLY HUNGRY AND WANT TO EAT ALL THE TIME!!! When I’m busy and really engaged in what I’m doing I do much better.
Maybe eating small amounts more often would help.
Keep at it. We’re doing better every workout and the results will be apparent soon.
Marna
January 21st, 2007 at 11:38 pm
LOL. OMG our journals are almost identical… I didn’t even read yours until I posted mine!! I think it’s because we’re young and single (well, you’re YOUNG) and have nothing else entertaining us… we have no children, no significant other (just yet) and so we’ve got all this time on our hands!! I know EXACTLY how you feel, and my couch and remote are my babies!! LOL, this is too funny… But we seriously have to get out of this mode and start changing up our weekend habits (it’s HARD, trust me, I’ve been doing this all my life), but we can do it!!
January 22nd, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Don’t worry about the weekends. You don’t always have to go out drinking to have fun. That’s what friends like myself are for. We can go see a movie, like Alpha Dog!!! or go shopping, things like that. If you ever get board and need to get out, you know you can call me any time. I can only imgin how hard it must be for you right now, but I’m here supporting you 100%.
January 23rd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Weekends are always that hardest … Well I told you my good news … too bad I was SICK all week … if you hadnt realized.
I think you are doing well. thanks for the tips by the way even though I was sick all week I’ve been reading up on healthy food … too bad I wasnt able to eat it … lol.